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Debug and monitor applications

Debug and monitor applications

Unit of competency
National Code
ICTPRG503
State Code
AUV76
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
25/03/2015
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
16/09/2015
Field of Education
020103 - Programming
Original Release Date
16/09/2015
Nominal Hours
40
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to debug and monitor a software application.It applies to individuals who work as developers, testers and support engineers, using logging and tracing techniques to identify software problems and to monitor systems.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Implement a framework for logging and error handling
  • 1.1 Determine the logging framework for writing text messages at a certain level or priority to log files, or for sending data to monitoring applications
  • 1.2 Create a custom event log for an application
  • 1.3 Analyse the logs to check the state of the running application
2. Debug and trace an application
  • 2.1 Apply basic debugging techniques such as breakpoints, stepping through and over code, and stack trace
  • 2.2 Identify and use the tools to debug software applications
  • 2.3 Write the code for debugging (print, assert and stop statements)
3. Monitor the application’s performance
  • 3.1 Identify and use profiling tools to verify the parts of the system that consume the most resources, such as random access memory (RAM), central processing unit (CPU) and time
  • 3.2 Analyse performance issues, and apply any changes to improve the performance of the application
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D8018 ICAPRG503A Debug and monitor applications Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OBT08 ICTPRG533 Debug and monitor applications Unit of competency